The bad news for James Packer's gaming empire, Crown Resorts, just keep coming, with the company's share price falling as much as 8 per cent on Friday amid concerns gamblers in Macau may soon have less cash to splurge.

​McDonald's Corp said on Thursday it would move its international tax base to the United Kingdom from Luxembourg after coming under increased scrutiny from European Union regulators over its tax arrangements in the small country.

Senior bankers are racing this weekend to piece together a highly complex, three-part rescue of the Italian Banca Monte dei Paschi de Siena, despite widespread expectations that a "No" vote in Sunday's constitutional referendum could scupper the deal.

At least for a moment, US president-elect Donald Trump appeared to achieve this week what President Barack Obama struggled to do for most of the past eight years: convince Americans that he can fix the economy.